Our recommendation
Why we recommend Sandy.
Recommended for a client who needs a virtual assistant with a commercial edge rather than a purely administrative one. She keeps a CRM pipeline accurate, qualifies leads by phone and WhatsApp, supports proposals and onboards clients, and separately has five years of programme coordination behind her.
Best suited to a seat where one person owns the CRM, the calendar and the client relationship, particularly for a client who wants booked appointments out of it rather than only tidy admin. Two gaps to raise with her before she goes in front of a client: Jan 2016 to Jan 2018, and what she has been doing since March 2026.
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Your hours, in Sandy’s time.
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The assessment
English and writing
Fluent in English and isiXhosa with basic Afrikaans, working out of Cape Town. Her written communication carried real weight in her most recent role, where she prepared proposals, managed compliance documentation between clients and lead auditors, and ran outbound follow-ups over WhatsApp and email. Two 2024 qualifications sit behind that, a Higher Certificate in Digital Marketing from MANCOSA and Advanced Media Management from Fray College of Communication. There is no formal English certificate on file, so a test would firm up the rating.
Remote readiness
Three years working remotely, first as a virtual assistant and training facilitator at Sinakho Direct Skills and then in business development for a remote energy certification business. She has run daily task lists, complex calendars and programme milestones across distributed teams, and delivered virtual training sessions by onboarding participants onto digital platforms. She works in GoHighLevel, Asana, Trello, ClickUp, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Workspace, with stated familiarity in HubSpot, Salesforce, Zendesk and Freshdesk.
Cultural fit
Five years as Programmes and Content Manager at 7441 Media gave her the habit of holding a schedule together across internal teams, talent and partners, which is a different muscle from working a ticket queue. In her most recent role she was making outbound calls to people who had not asked to hear from her and qualifying them, so she is comfortable initiating contact rather than only responding to it. Coordinating people and chasing leads in the same candidate is an unusual combination and worth pointing out to clients.
English and writing
Fluent in English and isiXhosa with basic Afrikaans, working out of Cape Town. Her written communication carried real weight in her most recent role, where she prepared proposals, managed compliance documentation between clients and lead auditors, and ran outbound follow-ups over WhatsApp and email. Two 2024 qualifications sit behind that, a Higher Certificate in Digital Marketing from MANCOSA and Advanced Media Management from Fray College of Communication. There is no formal English certificate on file, so a test would firm up the rating.
Remote readiness
Three years working remotely, first as a virtual assistant and training facilitator at Sinakho Direct Skills and then in business development for a remote energy certification business. She has run daily task lists, complex calendars and programme milestones across distributed teams, and delivered virtual training sessions by onboarding participants onto digital platforms. She works in GoHighLevel, Asana, Trello, ClickUp, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Workspace, with stated familiarity in HubSpot, Salesforce, Zendesk and Freshdesk.
Cultural fit
Five years as Programmes and Content Manager at 7441 Media gave her the habit of holding a schedule together across internal teams, talent and partners, which is a different muscle from working a ticket queue. In her most recent role she was making outbound calls to people who had not asked to hear from her and qualifying them, so she is comfortable initiating contact rather than only responding to it. Coordinating people and chasing leads in the same candidate is an unusual combination and worth pointing out to clients.
Software they already use
- GoHighLevelCRM and marketing
- AsanaTasks and projects
- TrelloTask boards
- ClickUpTasks and projects
- SlackTeam chat
- Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft Office
- ZoomVideo calls
- Google WorkspaceGoogle Workspace
- Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office
- Google SheetsGoogle Workspace
- Meta Business SuiteSocial media
Skills
- CRM and Pipeline Management
- Lead Generation
- Prospecting
- Outbound Calling
- Appointment Scheduling
- Client Onboarding
- Customer Success and Retention
- Proposal Support
- Operations and Workflow Coordination
- Calendar Management
- Email and Inbox Management
- Stakeholder Communication
- Project and Programme Management
- Training Facilitation
- Reporting and Data Tracking
Résumé
If you hire Sandy
You pay us one flat fee from $1,500, once, and pay Sandy $7–8 an hour directly. Replacements are free for up to a year, depending on the plan.
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